Then with a final effort, he gave Macgregor the 'fireman's lift,'
and staggered and stumbled, amid shots from the other side, into
safety.
XXII
NO HERO, YET HAPPY
Christina was arranging the counter for the day's business when the
postman brought her a letter in a green envelope with the imprint
'On Active Service'. Her heart leapt only to falter as her eyes
took in the unfamiliar writing. Then under the 'Certificate' on
the left-hand side she perceived the signature--'W. Thomson.'
Something dreadful must have happened! She sat down and gazed at
the envelope, fingering it stupidly. At last she pulled herself
together and opened it. The letter was dirty, ill-written, badly
spelt; but so are many of the finest-spirited letters of these days.
'If you are wanting a perfeck man, by yourself a statute from the
muesum. Then you can treat him cold and he will not nottice other
girls when you leav him for to enjoy yourself. Mac was not for
haveing army when he first seen Maggie, but he was vext at you, and
I eggged him on with telling him he was feared, and he took her in
a cab becaus it was poring, and maybe he gave her a bit sqeese, I
do not no for certin, but it is more like she began it, for Maggie
woud rather take a cuddel nor a good dinner anny day. Likewize
there is times when a chap must sqeese something. It is no dash
use for a girl to expeck her intended to keep looking at her when
she is not there, unless she makes it worth his while with nice
letters and so fourth.
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